Why is California focusing on regional water management/planning?
IRWM planning is a new process created by state water agencies to promote cooperative, “big picture” water planning at the regional level. Historically, individual water agencies have pursued smaller, localized water projects and often competed against neighboring agencies for water and grant funding. Even worse, unincorporated communities, non-profit groups and private water agencies were often left out of the process due to limited staff and funding resources. With the passage of state Proposition 50 in 2002, the state began requiring that applicants seeking state water grants first work together to establish a collaborative, regional approach to water management and find areas of mutual benefit. This requirement also applies to portions of Proposition 84 and Proposition 1E funds. With this inclusive systems approach, local agencies and governments, as well as other interested stakeholders, can be more flexible and act more efficiently. This approach makes better use of existing loca
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